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The Elms 18 East End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3JX

DM/21/03649/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 24 November 2021

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionTPO/S211 (No objection)

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Proposal

Crown reduce and reshape up to 2m to T1. Fir tree

Received
21 October 2021
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Weardale
Agent
Batson Groundcare Ltd
  1. Received21 Oct
  2. Validated22 Oct
  3. Consult.17 Nov
  4. Target3 Dec
  5. Decided24 Nov

Decided in 33 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Elms 18 East End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3JX. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 3 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Wolsingham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Weardale. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the DL13 postcode area.

90% of trees applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DL13 3JX
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wolsingham

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 October 2021
Consultation expiry
17 November 2021
Consultation start
27 October 2021
Consultation end
17 November 2021
Target decision date
3 December 2021
Permission expires
24 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Batson Groundcare Ltd
Agent address
Batson Groundcare Ltd, Unit 1 Inker Unit 1 Inkerman Road Tow Law DL13 4QB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10325797
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Wolsingham
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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